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Author Topic: January Transfer Window  (Read 199962 times)

Online kippaxvilla2

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1185 on: January 31, 2018, 10:25:48 PM »
Mary Poppins has had his say.


Alan Shearer
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So over 11 seasons @NUFC net spend has been £4.5m a season. Throw in the TV money and ever present gate money....🤔 One hour left to spend some and give them a chance! Well done to the fans tonight for showing their love for the club. Shame others don't share it. #NUFC

Offline AsTallAsLions

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1186 on: January 31, 2018, 10:31:00 PM »
I know he has a very comfortable living and all that, but I reckon I would be properly fucked off with Leicester if I were him. Man City offer 60 million ish for you, representing a profit of all but 350k, having helped the side win the league and stayed on the next season etc. If anyone has earned the right to be let go for a reasonable fee I would have thought he fits the bill. The fact Leicester won't get close to 60 million come the summer is even more strange. Why bother forcing an unhappy player for 6 months. Seems very strange, and a bit shitty of the club all things considered. I don't often side with a player on these ones either.

Absolutely zero sympathy for him. Leicester are completely within their rights to protect their investment to the Nth degree. This stupidly inflated transfer market has seen players you'd struggle to find on a list of the Top 20 players in the world trading clubs for £75m and up. Man City have more money at their disposal than the entire GDP of some European nations so I have absolutely no issues with Leicester digging their heels in for as much as they can get. There is no argument for rewarding his loyalty either, IMO, since he was agitating for a move away to a bigger club after just 2 seasons with them, regardless of their PL success. He's as mercenary as the rest and fair play to the Foxes.
« Last Edit: January 31, 2018, 10:33:25 PM by AsTallAsLions »

Offline ROBBO

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1187 on: January 31, 2018, 11:00:17 PM »
Some still believe there should be a strange old phenomenon namely club loyalty. This all but disappeared with division one, every talented player has a at best fifteen years to make as much money as possible and I have no problem with any player moving to improve his financial position. They are after all employees and anyone in any profession who is offered a far better position would be crazy not to move on. Upsetting to the fans definitely but we as no longer one of the financially strongest clubs better get used to it.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1188 on: January 31, 2018, 11:02:16 PM »
Leicester have plenty of money and didn't want to sell one of their best players. Struggling to see how they've done anything wrong.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1189 on: January 31, 2018, 11:07:02 PM »
Leicester have plenty of money and didn't want to sell one of their best players. Struggling to see how they've done anything wrong.

I'm pretty sure this is one of those situations where nobody has done anything wrong.

Online KevinGage

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1190 on: January 31, 2018, 11:09:12 PM »
Mary Poppins has had his say.


Alan Shearer
Twitter › alanshearer
So over 11 seasons @NUFC net spend has been £4.5m a season. Throw in the TV money and ever present gate money....🤔 One hour left to spend some and give them a chance! Well done to the fans tonight for showing their love for the club. Shame others don't share it. #NUFC

I wish all the bad things in the world on Velcro Head and only Velcro Head.

Big box headed barsteward. Like Kryton, but with less shame, sadly.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1191 on: January 31, 2018, 11:28:22 PM »
Not sure Mahrez really knows what he wants to do himself. Apparently he's recently purchased a house just outside London. I get the feeling he wants to play for Arsenal but they haven't signed him for whatever reason.

Leicester will just sell end of season.

Offline TonyD

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1192 on: January 31, 2018, 11:33:24 PM »
Sturridge wanted £150,000 a week.  There is 14 weeks left of the season so £2.25m.  He is a cracking player but could he would have got ‘injured ‘.   Bullet dodged.  But maybe when we go up?

Offline brentastonb6

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1193 on: January 31, 2018, 11:45:23 PM »
Mary Poppins has had his say.


Alan Shearer
Twitter › alanshearer
So over 11 seasons @NUFC net spend has been £4.5m a season. Throw in the TV money and ever present gate money....🤔 One hour left to spend some and give them a chance! Well done to the fans tonight for showing their love for the club. Shame others don't share it. #NUFC

I wish all the bad things in the world on Velcro Head and only Velcro Head.

Big box headed barsteward. Like Kryton, but with less shame, sadly.

I personally don’t have a problem with Shearer, we all had a good laugh at his expense when he helped take them down as a useless manager, but as a player he’s a club legend , sticks up for his club and feels their pain when they are suffering. IMO he’s their Ian Taylor only with more goals to his name . I also like the fact he showed up Roy Keane for the big girls blouse he actually is. Yes he’s got his faults as we all have but he never strikes me as anything other than a decent human being and one with dedication and belief at that.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1194 on: January 31, 2018, 11:47:18 PM »
Sturridge wanted £150,000 a week.  There is 14 weeks left of the season so £2.25m.  He is a cracking player but could he would have got ‘injured ‘.   Bullet dodged.  But maybe when we go up?
Apparently he can walk on broken glass.
Injury prone has been.

Offline sid1964

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1195 on: February 01, 2018, 06:48:51 AM »
I met Shearer at Cheltenham races,top bloke, wish we would have had him in our side during his prime.

How anyone can wish all the bad things in the world on him is beyond me???

Offline UK Redsox

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1196 on: February 01, 2018, 06:56:05 AM »
I met Shearer at Cheltenham races,top bloke, wish we would have had him in our side during his prime.

How anyone can wish all the bad things in the world on him is beyond me???

For a start, he kicked Bosnich after the ball had gone

Online Duncan Shaw

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1197 on: February 01, 2018, 07:34:34 AM »
See the Dog Heads announced Afobe late on......a decent signing for them to add to their flair.

Offline TheTimVilla

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1198 on: February 01, 2018, 07:34:41 AM »
I met Shearer at Cheltenham races,top bloke, wish we would have had him in our side during his prime.

How anyone can wish all the bad things in the world on him is beyond me???

For a start, he kicked Bosnich after the ball had gone

And broke Ugo's eye socket

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #1199 on: February 01, 2018, 08:03:00 AM »
I met Shearer at Cheltenham races,top bloke, wish we would have had him in our side during his prime.

How anyone can wish all the bad things in the world on him is beyond me???

Because he was a cheating bastard. It was extra hilarious when they went down while he was manager.

 


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